25th Anniversary

A gift to TPW accelerates the power of strategic philanthropy and global impact

Throughout 2020, TPW will celebrate and reflect on our 25-year history helping to build and advance the field of strategic social investing. We are also looking ahead to how we can remain the vanguard of collaboration, education, and partnership for greater social impact.

In order to leapfrog into meeting the needs of the next quarter century, TPW has implemented a 3-year investment plan beginning in 2020 for implementation through 2023.

Areas for Investment

TPW’s goal is to engage and support a global network of over 1,500 social investors by 2023. Increasing the scale of our work will exponentially increase our impact through a broader reach on membership and greater depth for collaboration. To achieve this ambitious goal, we will need to invest in the staff and infrastructure to support that growth. Unrestricted funding will allow us to respond to new opportunities and expand our partnerships while meeting the needs of a vibrant and growing network.

Since our founding, TPW has championed the value of experiential learning. We find repeatedly that many of the most significant personal transformations on the TPW learning arc come when participating in a Global or Immersion Journey. The unique opportunity to get proximate within communities and to have that experience alongside trusted peers is often a turning point for an individual’s social investment strategy. Investors can help us build and deliver Journeys that respond to the emerging needs in our field by underwriting individual programs based on a geography or issue area.

Local engagement is the lifeblood of the TPW network. Our goal is to lay the groundwork for year-round, member-led programming at the local level in all active regions as well as expanding into new regions where there is a demand for engagement. The TPW model operates through a powerful organizational structure whereby a staff of minimal size but maximum output is able to serve as the foundation of a flourishing network. Investors, partners, and members can support this effort financially as well as by hosting convenings, helping to develop programs, and connecting TPW staff to local leaders and organizations for deeper engagement. TPW is ready to support members who would like to take a leadership role in engaging or convening the network in their region.

Strong systems and efficient technology are the underpinnings of sustainable growth and impact. TPW recognizes that - second only to our staff capacity - technology is one of our most important assets for success. Investing in our systems and technology will allow us to share resources, connect our global network, disseminate knowledge and best practices, and respond to emergent needs. We are seeking both financial investment as well as in-kind services where available to support the continued development of our digital systems.

Ways to help:

TIME

Lead a Webinar, future TPW gathering in your area, or help TPW to expand to new markets.

TALENT

Leverage your area of expertise to improve the TPW organization and community.

TREASURE

Every gift to TPW is an investment to strengthen the infrastructure of global philanthropy and social impact.

TIES

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